Key Dates
Get FireSmart! Sooke Information Session
Join us for a FREE fire education session specific to living in the Sooke region! from 7pm to 8pm on Monday, April 17, 2023!
FREE! Broom Drop Off
When: Saturdays, May 27, 1:00-4:00 pm.
Where: Sooke Parks Yard at 2070 Kaltasin Road.
What: FREE! Sooke residents are invited to bring their cut broom to the Parks Yard for disposal at no cost.
FREE! Broom Drop Off
When: Saturdays, May 27, 1:00-4:00 pm.
Where: Sooke Parks Yard at 2070 Kaltasin Road.
What: FREE! Sooke residents are invited to bring their cut broom to the Parks Yard for disposal at no cost
FREE! Broom Drop Off
When: Saturdays, May 27, 1:00-4:00 pm.
Where: Sooke Parks Yard at 2070 Kaltasin Road.
What: FREE! Sooke residents are invited to bring their cut broom to the Parks Yard for disposal at no cost
FREE! Broom Drop Off
When: Saturdays, May 27, 1:00-4:00 pm.
Where: Sooke Parks Yard at 2070 Kaltasin Road.
What: FREE! Sooke residents are invited to bring their cut broom to the Parks Yard for disposal at no cost
Spotlight on Pineridge Park - Community Clean Up
Hosted by Friends of Sooke Parks Society, 10:30am start
ElectroRecyle BC Coming to Sooke for Small Applicance and Power Tool Recycling Event AT Evergreen Mall
ElectroRecycle BC is coming to Sooke this Sunday, October 22nd, 10am-2pm, at Evergreen Centre. Drop off your appliances for recycling and help divert such waste from the landfill!
ElectroRecycle BC accepts more than 400 types of small appliances and power tools at no cost, and their mobile unit coming to the Sooke’s Town Centre makes it that much easier to for you to recycle your small appliances and power tools.
ElectroRecycle’s mission is to divert as many electrical small appliances and power tools from landfill as possible. To find out more visit electrorecycle.ca
Rainwater Harvesting Information Session
Rainwater harvesting installer Ken Nentwig is doing a presentation at the JdF office on Butler Road, sponsored by the fledgling Otter Point Community Association. Ken is not only an experienced designer of systems and an installer but he is qualified to instruct plumbers to a level where they can become certified installers – but alas only in the US as Canada does not have a standard or certification system.
- DATE: October 24
- TIME: 7pm-9pm
Park Spotlight: Spooky Pumpkin Walk at Pineridge Park
Come join Friends of Sooke Parks Society to experience over 100 pumpkins lit up along the pathways of Pineridge Park. There will be hot chocolate served and all donated pumpkins will be properly composted following the event.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 1 at 5pm-8pm
WHERE: Pineridge Park
COST: Free
Learn more:
- www.friendsofsookeparks.com
- Contact: friendsofsookeparks@gmail.com
Water from Source to Use Information Session
606 Water Group is offering “Water from Source to Use” with Steve Atkin PhD Geo Chem, at the Sooke Library
Get easy-to-understand scientific information about watersheds and aquifers!
- DATE: November 2
- TIME: 1:30pm-3pm
Repair Cafe
Volunteer fixers will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the Sooke Community Hall to repair your electrical appliances, electronics, furniture, clothing, knitting, toys and more. Hosted by Zero Waste Sooke, a working group of Transition Sooke. Enjoy coffee, tea, treats and good company while you wait.
Various uses (and possibly misuses) of water Information Session
Presented by Kate Zeiler, PhD Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Sooke Library
Join 606 Water Group for an enlightening and thought-provoking event as we delve into the diverse uses and potential misuses of water. Through engaging discussions and presentations, we will explore the integral role water plays in our lives, its significance in various industries, and the environmental challenges associated with its exploitation.
- DATE: November 9
- TIME: 1:30pm-3pm
Rainwater Harvesting
Rainwater harvesting installer Ken Nentwig is doing a presentation at the Sooke Library, sponsored by the DIstrict of Sooke Community Climate Action Seed Funding Program.
Ken is not only an experienced designer of systems and an installer but he is qualified to instruct plumbers to a level where they can become certified installers – but alas only in the US as Canada does not have a standard or certification system.
- DATE: November 16
- TIME: 1:30pm-3pm